Schools in DL

Schools in DL

232 schools in DL: 172 primary, 27 secondary and 33 other, including 12 independent. 94% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 219 that publish a capacity are 85% full overall, and 45 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Carmel College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,367 pupils · 99% full
  Excellent

  3.3 miles · November 2013
• Richmond School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,315 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  9.0 miles · February 2026
• St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,229 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  8.2 miles · May 2024
• Hummersknott Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,215 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  3.0 miles · February 2026
• Woodham Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,071 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  7.7 miles · April 2023
• Northallerton School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,002 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  17 miles · March 2026
• Whitworth Park Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 996 pupils · 77% full
  Good

  11 miles · October 2022
• King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 936 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  8.8 miles · March 2026
• Haughton Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 854 pupils · 95% full
  Good

  5.6 miles · May 2026
• Polam Hall School

  All-through · ages 4–16 · 842 pupils · 95% full
  Good

  4.3 miles · November 2025
• Parkside Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 833 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  12 miles · September 2023
• Wolsingham School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 774 pupils · 103% full
  Good

  16 miles · May 2023
• Ferryhill School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 727 pupils · 79% full
  Good

  11 miles · September 2022
• Ryedale School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 698 pupils · 97% full
  Excellent

  33 miles · October 2023
• Teesdale School and Sixth Form

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 684 pupils · 71% full
  Excellent

  9.9 miles · June 2019
• Longfield Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 660 pupils · 73% full
  Good

  4.6 miles · March 2015
• Hurworth School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 621 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  6.1 miles · September 2022
• St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 611 pupils · 107% full
  Excellent

  8.8 miles · July 2012
• Bishop Barrington Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 599 pupils · 74% full
  Good

  8.3 miles · June 2024
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 587 pupils · 84% full
  Good

  5.4 miles · January 2020
• The Rydal Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 584 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  5.2 miles · December 2022
• Greenfield Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 566 pupils · 60% full
  Needs improvement

  6.6 miles · September 2019
• Barnard Castle School

  Other · ages 4–19 · Independent · Faith school · 558 pupils · 74% full
  Not rated

  9.8 miles
• Bedale High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 555 pupils · 79% full
  Needs improvement

  17 miles · June 2024
• Staindrop Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 504 pupils · 75% full
  Good

  6.6 miles · October 2021
• Risedale School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 467 pupils · 50% full
  Good

  11 miles · November 2015
• Wyvern Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 464 pupils · 52% full
  Good

  2.8 miles · June 2023
• West Park Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 464 pupils · 110% full
  Good

  3.4 miles · March 2024
• Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 455 pupils · 174% full
  Good

  20 miles · March 2024
• Sugar Hill Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 448 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  7.1 miles · October 2023

And 202 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.